"It is only when we forget our learning that we begin to know", Thoreau wrote. Ideas about education permeate Thoreau's writing. "Uncommon Learning" brings those ideas together in a single volume for the first time. Part of "The Spirit of Thoreau Series". 20-30 drawings by Thoreau.

"On tops of mountains, as everywhere to hopeful souls, it is always morning", Thoreau wrote. J. Parker Huber is along for the climb, comparing what Thoreau saw in his era to what we can see today. Part of "The Spirit of Thoreau Series". 20-30 drawings by Thoreau.

Thoreau developed ideas fundamental to ecology 50 years before that word was coined. He called for a science that would join man and nature--a "conscience", a moral knowledge founded on material faith. Edited by Laura Dassow Walls. Part of "The Spirit of Thoreau Series". 20-30 drawings by Thoreau.

The Spirit of Thoreau series is a fresh new collection of Thoreau's best writing and thinking on various themes, drawn from both unpublished and published sources.THOREAU ON LANDNATURE'S CANVASEdited by Joseph ValentineThis elegant volume chronicles Thoreau's fascination with nature, from his well-k

The Spirit of Thoreau series is a fresh new collection of Thoreau's best writing and thinking on various themes, drawn from both unpublished and published sources.THOREAU ON WATERREFLECTING HEAVENEdited by Robert FranceThoreau's most famous book is named for a pond, and he had an almost mystical fas